The Nerve of Foley, Part 2
When I walked into the round-house in the evening, with a pair of overalls on, Foley was in the cab getting ready for the run.Neighbor brought the Flyer in from the East. As soon as he had uncoupled and got out of the way we backed down with the 448. It was the best...Bork and Dole join the forces attacking Microsoft
The following question was emailed to Glenn Woiceshyn, by an ABC reporter, regarding the government’s assault on Microsoft. Reprinted below is Glenn’s reply.Q: What do you think of the latest addition of Bob Dole and Robert Bork to the anti-Microsoft team?...Is Capitalism Under Threat?
To answer “Is capitalism under threat?” one must first know what capitalism is.
Legal Scholars Support a Restricted View of the Constitution–When It Suits Them
Four hundred “Legal Scholars” warned of “dangerous precedents” should Congress vote to impeach President Clinton. University of Texas law professor Douglas Laycock said, “There’s nothing official about his misconduct.”...Fun with Accounting: How the IMF avoids admitting that it regularly makes bad loans financed by US taxpayers
Accounting is no fun to me. In business school, it struck me as the dullest and most tedious part of the curriculum. Throughout the Chartered Financial Analyst program, accounting studies kept me up past an acceptable bedtime. So while I’m proud to say that...A Country of Giants
For any reader who shares Ayn Rand’s philosophy and, crucially, her sense of life, these stories provide two inestimable values: a picture of man at his productive best-and a poignant reminder that America was once a country of giants.
Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Man Extraordinaire
“Many will think that they can with reason blame me, alleging — that my proofs are contrary to the authority of certain men held in great reverence by their inexperienced judgments, not considering that my works are the issue of simple and plain experience...Republican and Democratic — The Identical Party? The Two Major Parties Are Becoming Dangerously Alike — in Their Opposition to Individual Rights
The Republicans and the Democrats each used to defend individual freedom in some sphere; now they support government control in all spheres. It is becoming increasingly irrelevant which of the two parties happens to win an election. They are, sadly, coming to adopt a common position as enemies of freedom in America.